Master in Contemporary Spanish Language and Literature

The syllabus of the Master in Contemporary Spanish Language and Literature consists of 60 ECTS credits. 4 compulsory subjects will be studied  each of which will be awarded 6 ECTS  (24 credits) and a further 6 optional subjects are available each also worth 6 ECTS  from which students are required to choose 4  subjects (24 ECTS)  The Final Dissertation (12 ECTS) completes the degree program.

(C) Compulsory: 24 ECTS

(E) Elective: 24 ECTS

Master's Thesis: 12 ECTS

course Programs

◤ Access to previous course programs

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2014

• Information about Master´s Degree
• Verification report
• External evaluation and Monitoring Reports

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

☛ Labour insertion indicators

PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).

• Academic Committee

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request must be submitted electronically through our application system. Before beginning the admission process, please read the following information:

• Documentation that must be uploaded to the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission 
• Follow the step-by-step instructions in the application for admission

Requirements

Admission to the Master's degree will be in accordance with the terms established by the Royal Decree 822/2021 of 28 September 2021. Furthermore, and given the Master's profile, applicants will be required to have a correct knowledge of Spanish. Those who do not have Spanish language as their mother tongue will be required to attest to a sufficient level through an official qualification (Advanced or Higher level Diploma in Spanish (DELE), between B2 and C1, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages –MCER-) or either to take a test to assess language levels indicated by the Master's course Academic Committee. 

Admission criteria

Candidate selection will be done on the basis of the following criteria:

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Students who do not have Spanish as their first language must demonstrate a sufficient level of knowledge of the language, spoken and written, through the Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE), granted by the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain. It is also admitted the diploma issued by the Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española (SIELE GLOBAL). 

You must hold a C1 certificate issued by the Instituto Cervantes or, failing that, a B2 certificate issued by the Instituto Cervantes with a score of more than 70 points out of 100.

Language requirements shall not be required to those students who have completed their undergraduate studies in Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country, upon presentation of the relevant documentation.

☛ Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE)

☛ Servicio Internacional de Evaluación de la Lengua Española (SIELE GLOBAL)

students with foreign university degrees

Once admitted to the Master’s program, students holding a university degree from a higher education institution outside the EHEA must provide the diploma, legalized through diplomatic procedures or by The Hague Apostille, for enrollment. They must also submit their transcript of records, including the grade point average, duly legalized.

More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.

If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.

TUITION FEES*

Reservation fee: €450 

• it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
• the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled
   

✎│Tuition fees
 

NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.

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* Current fees for the 24/25 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 25/26 academic year.

Additional information

• You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
• When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
• The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
• Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

✎│ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

• Student cohabitation system
• Ethical code
• Enrollment and permanence rules
• Master's degree access rules
• Master's Thesis rules
• Rules for credits recognition

[+] information

The profile of the Master in Contemporary Spanish Language and Literature is academic. Notwithstanding this fact,  the qualification may also provide access to doctorate studies provided that students fulfil the requirements of the Academic Committee of the Doctorate program for which admission is sought.